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The plate cutting ceremony of the two 500 Passenger-cum-150 Tonne Cargo Vessels, being built for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was held at Cochin Shipyard Limited on Friday. Capt Anoop Kumar Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India cut the first steel plate for Ship No.21 and Capt Rajinder Kumar, Director of Shipping Services, A&N Administration cut the steel plate for Ship No.22.
The plate cutting ceremony is one of the initial milestones in the construction process of a ship. These are the first two ships (“Vessels”), built for the A&N Administration, with a capacity of 500 passengers and 150 Tonne cargo. CSL has also been awarded two more vessels with capacity of 1200 passengers cum 1000 tonnes cargo for the A&N Administration.
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